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Kidnapping has emerged as a grave issue globally, gaining particular attention due to the high-profile cases of forced abductions and illegal adoptions in conflict zones, notably Ukraine. These incidents, often orchestrated by occupying forces, involve the forceful relocation of children and adults, either for indoctrination or adoption under dubious legality. Highlighted cases from Ukraine, where thousands have been affected, underline the international community's response, such as joint efforts by Canada and France to combat these actions.

Reports confirm over 3000 children from Ukraine’s Kherson region were taken to remote parts of Russia for so-called 're-education'. This crisis extends across multiple territories, with frequent reports emerging of abductions and forced deportations. Organizations like DIU and global leaders are actively working towards exposing abductors and facilitating the return of abductees.

The non-consensual adoption of these individuals, particularly children by foreign nationals, stokes international outrage and calls for stringent measures. This coverage aims to shed light on the severity of kidnapping in modern conflicts, emphasizing the essential collaboration needed at global levels to address these human rights violations effectively.
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Criminals who kidnapped a child and extorted money detained in Kyiv region They kidnapped child for non-existent debt: Kyiv region detains criminals who extorted $200 thousand from woman - National Police. PHOTOS On 20 January, at night, in the village of Sofiivska Borshchahivka, Bucha district, two men kidnapped a child of tender years and demanded that her mother repay a non-existent debt. 6 086 37

More than 3000 children from occupied Kherson region taken to remote regions of Russia for re-education More than 3000 children from occupied Kherson region were taken for "re-education" to remote regions of Russia - Lubinets During the summer of 2024, more than 3,000 children from the temporarily occupied territories of the Kherson region were taken by the occupation authorities for "re-education" in various camps in remote regions of Russia. 1 190 23

Повернення викрадених РФ українських дітей Canada and France to develop "roadmap" for return of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia Canadian and French Foreign Ministers Melanie Joly and Jean-Noel Barrot promised to develop a "roadmap" with concrete measures to return Ukrainian children abducted by Russia when they participate in the Ministerial Conference on the Human Dimension to be held in Montreal in late October. 318 1

сальдо Traitor Saldo to be tried in Kherson region for stealing 3 thousand tons of Ukrainian grain The so-called "governor of the Kherson region" Volodymyr Saldo will be tried in the Kherson region for the theft of three thousand tons of Ukrainian grain. 1 579 15

Сейм Польщі засудив депортацію дітей з України до Росії Shameful attempt on Ukrainian identity - Polish Sejm condemns deportation of children from Ukraine to Russia On 11 September, the lower house of the Polish Sejm adopted a resolution condemning the abduction of Ukrainian children by Russia. 1 854 20

лубінець Russian officials are looking for abducted Ukrainian children for "adoption" - Lubinets Russian authorities are looking for Ukrainian children for further "adoption". Russia has launched a PR campaign for this purpose. 1 645 12

Поліція затримала викрадача немовляти на Полтавщині Transsexual man who kidnapped newborn baby from perinatal centre in Kremenchuk was detained - National Police. PHOTO Poltava police detained a kidnapper of a newborn baby from a perinatal centre. 13 208 39

Росіяни викрали місцеву журналістку Херсонщини Жанну Кисельову In occupied Kakhovka, ruscists kidnap local journalist Zhanna Kiseliova for second time In the temporarily occupied Kakhovka, Kherson region, Russian invaders kidnapped the editor of the Kakhovska Zoria newspaper for the second time Zhanna Kiseliova. 2 774 3 Previously in trend: War

ГУР запустило портал Війна і санкції DIU launched "War and Sanctions" portal: posted information about persons from Russian Federation and Belarus involved in deportation of Ukrainian children On the occasion of the International Children’s Day, the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine launched the War and Sanctions portal with an open database of Russian and Belarusian abductors of Ukrainian children. It currently contains 245 people. 2 569 12 Society

насилля,кіровоградщина,тцк People in military uniforms are shoving two men in civilian clothes into minibus: "People, call police!". VIDEO A video was posted online showing two men in civilian clothes trying to escape from a minibus bearing the symbols of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. 36 107 370 Previously in trend: War

катар Ombudsman Lubinets discussed return of Ukrainians abducted by Russia with Qatari Ambassador Al-Ghajri Ukrainian Parliamentary Commissioner Dmytro Lubinets discussed with Qatar’s Ambassador to Ukraine Gadi Al-Ghadri the return of children, civilians and prisoners of war forcibly displaced and deported by Russia. 407 2 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

окупанти,арміярф,рашисти,загарбники Ruscists kidnap civilians in occupied territories with whole families - NRC Russian invaders in the occupied territories continue to kidnap civilians suspected of disloyalty to the Nazis. 1 737 2 Previously in trend: War

суд Ruscist who kidnapped and held minor child hostage during occupation of Chernihiv region is sentenced to 12 years in prison. PHOTO A Russian soldier abducted a 15-year-old child during the occupation of part of Chernihiv region. He was sentenced by the Chernihiv District Court to 12 years in prison. 5 445 11 War in Ukraine

діти Russia agreed to release 6 more Ukrainian children after Qatar’s mediation - media Russian Federation agreed to release six more Ukrainian children and allow them to reunite with their families in Ukraine after Qatar’s involvement. 969 5 Economics

миронов Russian politician Mironov "adopted" a 10-month-old girl kidnapped from Ukraine and changed her name - Russian media The head of the party "Fair Russia" Sergei Mironov and his wife Inna Varlamova "adopted" a girl kidnapped from Ukraine. 9 669 54 Previously in trend: War

експонати Occupiers open exhibition of stolen items from Stone Grave in Zaporizhzhia in occupied Crimea The occupiers opened the capsule exhibition "House of Fish" on the sacred mountain Stone Grave" on the territory of the Chersonese Tavriya reserve in the occupied Crimea. 4 747 12 Society

діти Occupiers took children of Donbas to military-patriotic meeting in Penza. VIDEO The Russians took teenagers from the occupied cities of Donbas to the Gvardiyets camp in Penza, where military and patriotic training is taking place. 4 992 33 Previously in trend: War

путін Putin: We did not kidnap Ukrainian children, but evacuated orphanages from artillery strikes. VIDEO Russian President Vladimir Putin cynically stated that Russia did not abduct Ukrainian children, but was allegedly trying to save them from shelling. 11 495 64 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

путін Putin confirms abduction of children from Ukraine Russian President Vladimir Putin does not disguise abductions of children from Ukraine by Russian occupiers. 14 078 36 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

церква In center of Moscow, icon of Mother of God, which was illegally taken out of Donbas, was stolen. VIDEO An icon of the Mother of God of Bogolyubov was stolen in Moscow. Before moving to Russia, the icon was in a church in Khartsyzsk, Donetsk region. The icon was stolen from the church, which is located 350 metres from the FSB in Lubyanka. 11 928 49 World

діти,лубінець Another child returned to Ukraine from territory of Russian Federation, a six-year-old daughter of Ukrainian military - Ombudsman Lubinets. PHOTOS Another child was returned to her parents in Ukraine - six-year-old Anna-Maria, the daughter of Ukrainian soldiers who had been in Russian captivity for a long time 6 536 6 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

луганщина,окупанти Russians in occupied Luhansk region kidnap citizens who are suspected of supporting Ukraine, - General Staff The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine published operational information regarding the repressive policy of the Russians in the occupied Luhansk region. 1 161 9 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

діти Child deported by Russia from Kherson region returned to Ukraine - Lubinets. PHOTO A child deported to Russian Federation from temporarily occupied territory of he Kherson region was returned to Ukraine. 9 290 8 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

діти Russia uses at least five scenarios for abduction of Ukrainian children, - Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights Gerasymchuk Russia currently uses at least five scenarios for abducting Ukrainian children. 1 466 5 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

федоров During almost year of occupation of Melitopol, Russians kidnapped at least thousand people, - city hall During almost a year of occupation of the city of Melitopol, the Russians took out prisoners and kidnapped almost a thousand civilians. 706 3 War in Ukraine

кличко Russians kidnapped 30 mayors, 7 of them disappeared, - Klitschko Vitaliy Klitschko, the mayor of Kyiv and head of the Association of Cities of Ukraine, said that the Russian occupiers kidnapped 30 mayors of Ukrainian cities, 7 of them are considered missing. 2 200 0 Previously in trend: War

викрадення Invaders en masse kidnap residents of Luhansk region, - RMA In the Luhansk region, mass abductions of people are reported in the Russian-occupied territories of the region. 2 672 1 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

рф,депортація During Russian occupation of Kyiv region, 147 civilians were illegally deported: 43 of them are in captivity, fate of 89 people is unknown During occupation of Kyiv region, the invaders illegally transported 147 local residents to Belarus and Russia. 1 317 0 Previously in trend: War

область,запорізька More than 500 people were kidnapped by occupiers in Zaporizhzhia, exit from region is almost blocked, - Starukh The invaders hardly let people out of the occupied Zaporizhzhia region after the so-called "accession" of the region to Russia, at least 529 residents were kidnapped. 788 0 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

заес IAEA requests explanation from Russian Federation regarding detention of Murashov, general director of ZNPP The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has appealed to the Russian authorities to provide clarification in connection with reports of the detention of the general director of the Zaporizhzhia NPP. 2 801 12 Previously in trend: War

діти,депортація Occupiers gave over 1,000 kidnapped children from Mariupol for illegal adoption More than 1,000 Ukrainian children kidnapped from Mariupol were illegally adopted in various regions of Russia. We are talking about Tyumen, Irkutsk, Kemerovo and Altai. 2 943 13 Previously in trend: War

полон,викрадення In Kherson region, occupiers captured manager of utility company and volunteer - RMA In the Kherson region, the occupiers are capturing civilians. 1 292 3 Previously in trend: War

діти,депортація In Luhansk region, Rashists are organizing deportation of children to Russian Federation, - Haidai On the territory of the temporarily occupied Luhansk region, the Russians intend to organize the deportation of more than 100 children deprived of parental care. 1 578 9 Previously in trend: War

херсонщина In Kherson region, occupiers kidnapped school principal, head of community and volunteer, - National Police. PHOTOS The police of the Kherson region opened 10 criminal proceedings in a day regarding war crimes committed by the Russian army. 1 109 1 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

енергодар Russian occupiers kidnapped about 100 workers of ZNPP, about thousand - left Enerhodar, - Energoatom In Energodar, the Russian military abducted about a hundred workers of the Zaporizhzhia NPP. 2 113 5 Previously in trend: War

полон,викрадення In Zaporizhzhia, more than 170 people remain captives of Russian occupiers, - RMA Since the beginning of the full-scale war, 415 cases of abduction of people have been recorded on the territory of Zaporizhzhia region, of which more than 170 remain captives of the Russian invaders. 882 1 Previously in trend: War

буряк Solitary confinement and cleaning of torture chamber: son of head of Zaporozhia DSA Buriaka told about Russian captivity Vlad Buriak, the 16-year-old son of the head of Zaporizhia DSA, who was released from captivity, heard how other prisoners were tortured; he himself was in solitary confinement. 60 692 13 Previously in trend: War

викрадення In Henichesk district, occupiers abducted about 50 Crimean Tatars In the Henichesk district, the invaders carried out mass sweeps on June 21 and 22 and abducted about 50 Crimean Tatars. 2 337 9 War in Ukraine

рф,орки,окупанти,окупація,арміярф Rashists steal men and women from Enerhodar every day for money. Fee is 50 thousand hryvnias, - mayor Orlov In the temporarily occupied Energodar, the occupiers continue to kidnap Ukrainians. Hundreds of citizens are in captivity. 4 157 22 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

іван,самойленко Occupiers kidnapped Samoilenko, head of Stanislavsky community in Kherson region The Russian military kidnapped the head of Stanislavsky community, Ivan Samoilenko. 3 072 9 Previously in trend: War

орлов Abduction of people by Russian occupiers in Energodar has reached scale of catastrophe. They are being tortured and bullied, - Mayor Orlov One of the main problems of the city today, in addition to the existing humanitarian and social ones, is the spontaneous mass abductions of Zaporizhzhya NPP employees and local residents. 5 900 17 Previously in trend: War

ярошевський Rashists kidnapped student in temporarily occupied territory of Zaporizhia region The Russian military kidnapped Artur Yaroshevsky, a college student, in the temporarily occupied territory of Zaporizhia region. 5 693 18 Previously in trend: War

область,запорізька Russian occupiers wounded three people and kidnapped three in Zaporizhia In the Zaporizhia region, the enemy continued shelling settlements, a minor boy, a man, and a woman were wounded by shrapnel wounds, and three men were abducted by the Russians. 1 402 3 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

мелітополь Occupiers in Melitopol have kidnapped more than half thousand civilians since beginning of war, - Fedorov During the three months of full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Russian occupiers abducted more than half a thousand civilians in Melitopol. 851 1 Previously in trend: War

віктор,сирота Occupiers kidnapped secretary of City Council of Oleshky in Kherson region. VIDEO&PHOTOS Russian occupiers kidnap Oleshky City Council Secretary Viktor Syrota. 2 580 2 Previously in trend: War

викрадення In Zaporizhia region, occupiers abducted village head of Kyrylivka for second time. His deputy and director of House of Culture later disappeared According to the Zaporizhia RMA, today, May 24, the leaders of the Kyryliv village council, Ivan Maleev and Ihor Korobka, were defiantly and cynically abducted. 1 369 5 Previously in trend: War

дудар,чорнобаївка,родіонов Occupiers kidnapped head of Chornobayiv community, Dudar, and his deputy, Rodionov Russian invaders kidnapped the head of the Chornobayev territorial community in the Kherson region, Igor Dudar, and his deputy, Yevgeny Rodionov. 2 937 5 Previously in trend: War

рф In Zaporizhia region Russian occupiers kidnapped more than 200 people already, 88 of them continue to be held hostage, - Regional Military Administration During the military aggression by the Russian Federation, 213 abductions of civilians were recorded in the Zaporizhia region. 1 200 1 Previously in trend: War

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